Brussels, 24 August 2022
High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, and Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, issued a joint statement ahead of the 5th anniversary of the Rohingya crisis:
“On 25 August 2017, the world witnessed the beginning of the forced displacement of more than 750 000 Rohingya people from Rakhine State in Myanmar, fleeing violence and persecution from the Myanmar military. (…) Five years later, and despite international efforts and calls on Myanmar to create the conditions for their return to their homeland, the future of the Rohingya remains uncertain. (…) The EU continues to advocate for the safe, sustainable, dignified, and voluntary return of the Rohingya refugees to their places of origin and to support the work of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to ensure full accountability for the crimes committed against them. Addressing the root causes of this protracted crisis, including the systematic abuses suffered by the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya remaining in Rakhine State, must remain an international priority.”
You can read the full statement here.
Source – EU Commission